Ahead of the football World Cup kick-off on Thursday, LIM MIN ZHANG asks five foreign fans here about their country's chances

GERMANY

Are the German team unstoppable, given their perfect qualifying record?

Germany are typically consistent both in the qualifiers and the tournament, but they are not unstoppable, as shown in the last four friendlies against top teams, none of which they won.

Will the retirement of key members of the golden generation hurt Germany's chances?

I don't think so. The replacements are of nearly equivalent ability. Although Joshua Kimmich and Timo Werner lack experience, they compensate with speed, endurance and skill. Toni Kroos, Sami Khedira and Ilkay Gundogan have all matured.